Buying textbooks on Half.com

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Florida
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<p>Someone told me that textbooks on Half.com are cheaper than those at the campus bookstore. I found out that I can save around $190 if I buy brand new textbooks on Half.com, but I am not sure about the quality of the textbooks.</p>

<p>Can anyone give me some advice about buying textbooks on Half.com?
What questions about the textbooks should I ask the sellers?
How long does it take for the textbooks to arrive?
Is it possible to get a discount if I buy more than 1 book from the same seller?</p>

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<p>I Have been having trouble with finding my textbooks and I have been trying to use Half.com. None of my ISBN numbers match anything on that site or any site. I would rather buy them from somewhere besides the UF Bookstore to save money but I can not find my books. Help!</p>

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<p>look up the title and author then look through results for the right edition</p>

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<p>maybe the textbooks you need are UF custom edition</p>

<p>I can only find out 3 textbooks that I need on Half.com, but these 3 books can save me about $190</p>

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<p>While experiences will vary, I have been an extremely pleased half.com shopper for 3 years. </p>

<p>I would ask about the structural integrity of the book. You don't want it falling apart. </p>

<p>The books usually take a really short time to arrive. However, it all depends on the seller. </p>

<p>I've never heard of such a discount, but you never know.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot vincanity 1.
I will probably buy the books on Half.com</p>

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<p>I have also been using half.com for three years with only one problem out of 22 orders. </p>

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I Have been having trouble with finding my textbooks and I have been trying to use Half.com. None of my ISBN numbers match anything on that site or any site. I would rather buy them from somewhere besides the UF Bookstore to save money but I can not find my books. Help!

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<p>Most likely UF put their custom ISBN number with the book. Just look up the author/title/edition on half.com. </p>

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what to look for?

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Look at how many sales they have had. Some have 30,000+. But that doesn't mean some with 10 sales is bad.
Look at there rating.</p>

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<p>thank you i will try that</p>

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<p>I had good luck buying textbooks for much less at <a href="http://www.a1books.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.a1books.com&lt;/a> Lots of the ISBN numbers didn't match, but it is the same book. Just watch the condition of the book (I chose new), and the edition #.</p>

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<p>We used half.com for the last 2-years with no problems. Key is to make sure the edition is the one your instructor requires.</p>

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<p>This is off topic but, if I buy my books at the UF bookstore before financial aid is disbursed it gets deducted from the total awards amount right? </p>

<p>How do you even receive the financial aid money? Is it sent straight to the Gator 1 card?</p>

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Yes, whatever you purchase at the bookstore (depending on the amount of your award.. the maximum is $500) is deducted from your account. All of your debts are paid before you receive any payments</p>

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To receive your financial aid/scholarship, you can set up direct deposit (to your bank account of choice) or receive a check in the mail. The transaction occurs after drop add. You can set this up through ISIS -> Financial Services -> EFT Sign Up</p>

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<p>I bought all my books except Biology on half.com, and I'd pay the extra money to get Like New/or Brand New. You're still saving a ton of money, and I was extremely pleased with all the stuff I bought.</p>

<p>I bought books for Intro to Chem. German I, and Anatomy for a total of 361. With that 300 check from bright futures, I've only spent 61 dolllars! But, like I said, I still have to buy my Biology stuff, but I think I'm gonna buy that from UF.</p>

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<p>i still can't find my calc book online. maybe the title is different from what UF is telling me? lol. <em>sigh</em> guess i'll just buy it from the bookstore.</p>

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<p>check Amazon, too. Sometimes, it is hard to find the title right away. You might check the publisher's website for clues about the ISBN/authors. Then again, if it is a brand new book, it might not be readily available used. That happened to me before. The good news in that case is that you'll probably get a good % back when you do sell it online later.</p>

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<p>yeah i checked amazon, ebay, half.com no luck though. it's Applied Calculus by Tan 6th edition. i found 7th edition but i couldn't find 6th edition</p>

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<p>which calc is this for?</p>

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<p>MAC 2233 - Survey of Calculus 1 (the business version, non-trig)</p>

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<p>Is that tough? I saw that it is required for econ majors and was wondering as to its difficulty.</p>

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<p>MAC2311 is harder or at least it should be. Its the science/engineering version with trig included (sin, cos, tan, cot, etc.).</p>

<p>**Vincanity I got your PM. I do have info about them. Just didnt feel like responding now; maybe friday. Busy week.</p>